The sixth red bulb has been lit on the “Keep the Wreath Green” fire safety wreath. Escambia Fire-Rescue said firefighters responded to a house fire Christmas night in the 900 block of Rentz Avenue in Warrington around 11;30PM. An adult male was transported to Sacred Heart Hospital as a trauma alert. The fire caused major damage throughout…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2018
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION LOANS
Navy Federal Credit Union is offering a one-time loan to help those impacted by the government shutdown. It is available for eligible customers with direct deposit accounts such as federal government employees and active-duty servicemembers of the Coast Guard whose pay is disrupted by the shutdown. Registration will be open until three days after the…… MORE
MURDER CHARGE DROPPED
A murder charge against a teenager accused of fatally shooting a man in a parking lot last year has been dismissed because he was defending himself. 16-year-old Tyree Maddox, pleaded no contest to a drug trafficking charge, but had also had been charged with second-degree murder after gunfire erupted March 19, 2017, in the parking…… MORE
JACKSON COUNTY TRAFFIC FATALITY
The Florida Highway Patrol says a 7-year-old girl from Tallahassee was killed Sunday in a traffic crash on Interstate 10 in Jackson County after the car she was traveling in rear-ended a mini-van. Troopers say 34-year-old Heather Foster, also of Tallahassee, was eastbound on I-10 at about 7:50 p.m. when she collided with a vehicle…… MORE
MEDICAL MARIJUANA COURT RULING
Florida Department of Health attorneys have asked the First District Court of Appeals to overturn a circuit judge’s ruling concerning the licensing of marijuana firms. The case centers on whether a law passed during a 2017 special legislative session violated a constitutional amendment that broadly legalized medical marijuana. Leon County Circuit Judge Charles Dodson in…… MORE
FORT WALTON BEACH – FOLLOW-UP ON FOUND BODIES
The married couple found dead in a submerged vehicle at Liza Jackson Park in Fort Walton Beach may have been in the car for several days before they were found. 89-year-old Dea Hee Kim, and 82-year-old Ho Shin Kim, were found last Saturday morning in an S.U.V. in Santa Rosa Sound after a duck hunter…… MORE
PROPOSED MONUMENTS BILL
Florida House District 1 Representative Mike Hill has filed a bill that would make it illegal to remove a public monument for any reason other than repairs or relocation to an equally prominent place. The “Soldiers’ and Heroes’ Monuments and Memorials Protection Act,” would protect all monuments built on public property on or after March…… MORE
RESCUED PUPPIES
Escambia County Sheriff’s deputies rescued a litter of puppies that were thrown from a vehicle on Christmas Day. Now being called the “Great Christmas Puppy Rescue” deputies were able to save the puppies – none of which were injured – thanks to a tip from a concerned citizen. Deputies brought the dogs back to the Sheriff’s…… MORE
ASHLEY BROWN IN CARNEGIE HALL
Gulf Breeze-born Broadway star Ashley Brown performed two sold-out Christmas shows at Carnegie Hall in New York City. 80 seats in the legendary concert hall on both Friday and Saturday were occupied by Pensacola residents. “Under the Mistletoe with Ashley Brown and the New York Pops,” had her singing Christmas songs over the symphonic sounds…… MORE
FIRE SAFETY TIPS
Fire officials in Escambia County are warning people about cooking dangers after fire fighters were called to a Pensacola home after a microwave shorted-out. They recommend that oven and stove tops be clean and free of grease and other combustibles – that rags, towels, mitts and food packages be kept away from the burners and…… MORE
